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Barack Obama's 'lost' brother found in Kenya

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Article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2590614/Barack-Obamas-lost-brother-found-in-Kenya.html

 "IF' this article is true it would seem to cast a great deal of light on Obama's concern for the poor.  If this is true I have now heard all that I need and all that I am going to about his concern for the hurting and needy.

It is his OWN brother! 

Mark

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  • ROFLMBO!  His father was certainly prolific, wasn't he?

    I do find it interesting that BO does modify his family history based on who he's speaking to.  I noticed that when he speaks to one audience, he is the proud son of a goat herder.  When he speaks to another, he's fatherless.

    Gotta love chameleons. 

    Question:  "Who are you?"

    BO Aswer: "Who do you want me to be?"

    Zip it!

     

     
  •  Tony,

    where did you find this article on p.com?  I cannot find it listed in the news category.

    BTW, I did say "if this is true".  It is a pretty crazy thought.

     
  • I didn't find it on pcom.  I'm a devout Obama watcher because I think he has some of the best writers in the world working for him - and they tailor-make him for specific audiences.  (When Obama is off script, he can't even finish a complete sentence.  In reality, he's a TERRIBLE extemporaneous speaker.  You saw some of that in the Civil Forum when he blabbered around questions without ever answering them.) Anyhow, he was different when he spoke in Germany than when he spoke here.  I'm sure transcripts of some of it are available on the web.

    On another note, I don't fault him for having a brother living in poverty in another country.  That isn't his fault. 

    His father apparently "seeded" the family all over the place, and chances are Obama has no idea who all he's actually related to!

    The kids are not responsible for the sins of the parents - nor are they obligated to siblings when they don't know about them and have no idea who/where they are.  And I'm not sure they have any serious obligation even after they do learn about them - especially when they are thousands of miles away.

     
  • I don't know what is true in the story and what is not.  However, if the details are true - he did meet his brother once a couple of years ago for 5 minutes.  That is very powerful for me.  No serious obligation to his brother?  I don't know.  The other thread talking about caring for the poor... I have a hunch there is some obligation to care for family, especially when you do have the resources to do it. 

    We will wait and see.  If the details of the story are true, they speak volumes to me.

     
  • QUOTE:  "If the details of the story are true, they speak volumes to me."

    Yeah, I hafta agree with you there.  Having met the guy and having the resources would pretty much trump any other excuses.  I don't think I could sleep at night without helping.

     
    • bryanm

    • Fri, Aug 22 2008
    • 7:30 AM

    I have dealt with way too many complex and twisted family dynamics to even bother with this stuff.  I really think that a candidates family should basically be off limits.  Unless they are actively campaigning and supporting the candidate (a la Cindy and Michelle), leave them alone. 

    What a miserable thing it must be to be related to a presidential candidate!

     
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